First, what is an ice age? It’s when the Earth has cold temperatures for a long time – millions to tens of millions of years – that lead to ice sheets and glaciers covering large areas of its surface.

Hominids have been using fire for at least a million years — but scientists have found that human fire-wielding skills during our planet’s last great Ice Age became so advanced that they would have ...

The Ice Age was not an easy environment for humans. They had to face extreme temperatures and possibly had certain protective measures in place. One of the speculated protective measures from the Ice ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To make it out of the last ice age alive, our ancestors needed a ...

Learning to control fire was a game-changer for ancient humans, who could use it to cook food, see at night, and endure cold weather, among other things. This skill dates back at least a million years ...

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools – it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Australia’s First Peoples may or may not have hunted the continent’s megafauna to extinction, but they definitely collected ...

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study.

The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could ...

Archaeologists believe that Homo sapiens in Europe during the Upper Paleolithic period (between 45,000 and 10,000 years ago) used fire in several different ways. “Fire was not just about keeping warm; ...